Unit 2: migration Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
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Steppes

A

Dry grasslands north of the caucus

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2
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Migration

A

Movement of one group of people from one region to another

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3
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Hittites

A

Stem group of indio-Europeans that occupied Anatolia

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4
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Anatolia

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Huge peninsula

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5
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Aryans

A

Sub group of indo-Europeans used caste system and Vedas

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6
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Vedas

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Sacred literature of the Aryans

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7
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Mahabharata

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Ancient story that tells about the story of Aryans conquering India

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8
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Brahman

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Hindu god

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9
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Reincarnation

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Continual birth of the soul until makson is achieved.

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10
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Karma

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Good and bad deeds that affect you lives.

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11
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Indo-Europeans

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Group of nomads from Eurasion steppes

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Caste system

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Cultural system of dividing people based on birth, race, languages. 
Brahmins
Warriors 
Traders and landowners 
Peasants 
Untouchables(technically illegal)
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13
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Siddharth Guatama

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Founder and figure of Buddhism

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14
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Enlightenment

A

Spiritual wisdom

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15
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Nirvana

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Buddhas word for release from selfishness and pain

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16
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Minoans

A

Powerful seafaring people who lived on Crete from 2000-1400

b. C. Dominated Mediterranean trade. Followed by Phoenicians

17
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Knosses

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Minoan capital city

18
Q

King Minos

A

A king who owned a Minotaur

19
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Phoenicians

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1100 B. C. Most powerful traders in the Mediterranean

20
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Palestine

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Home of the phoenicians. Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

21
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Canaan

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Ancient home of the Hebrews

22
Q

Torah

A

Jewish bible; first five books of the New Testament

23
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Abraham

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The father of the Hebrew people

24
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Monotheism

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The belief in a single God

25
Covenant
Mutual promise between God and the founder of the Hebrew people
26
Moses
The man who lead Hebrews out of slavery
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Israel
The new kingdom of Hebrews
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Judah
The southern part of Israel when it split into two countries